As owners and operators of foodservice businesses, we are constantly looking for ways to preserve the product and cut labor in our food prep processes. Precise execution of a prep list, especially when you are dealing with refrigerated products, is crucial for cost-effectiveness. Dollars lost to mishandled product pared with escalating labor costs is a recipe for disaster. While employees are our most treasured and valuable resource, having the right tool for the right job is the key to harmony in your prep room. The prep room employees provide the labor for the dream you are trying to harness. As much as you like to think you can be in all places at all times, supervising and overseeing every minute detail inside your restaurant, it simply can’t be done. The tools we are going to talk about will get your food preparation lists done exactly the same way, every time.
They provide peace of mind and are operator friendly, easy to maintain and produce consistent, precise results. It does not matter who is executing your prep list, the results will be the same. These tools are user-friendly, quick as lightning, NSF rated, durable and they provide priceless consistency. Consistency is key to maintaining repeat guests…just ask Ronald McDonald!
Prep Tool: Blenders
Your menu will help determine your prep needs. However, it has been Dine’s experience that these tools are so diverse and add so many options for food prep situations that operators go wild with new and innovative ideas to incorporate into daily specials or to even procure a coveted spot on the menu!
The Waring CB15 Food Blender is in a class all by itself. This tried and true one-gallon blender is a mainstay in many commercial kitchens.
The patented stainless steel blending container has channels to allow for rapid movement of product, providing optimum mixing in a very short amount of time. A thick rubber lid is held by clamps so everything stays inside once this thing “takes off”. The CB15 features 3 speeds and a monstrous 3.75 HP motor powering it through mixing eggs for quiche, chopping onions and jalapeños for salsa, getting all the lumps out of waffle mix, and more!!
Imagine the possibilities.
Waring Big Stix Immersion Blenders. The bigger the job, the bigger the stick.
These gentle giants house a 1 HP motor and when on high produce 18,000 RPMs. You can mix, puree, emulsify and combine ingredients up to 50 gallons. That’s a LOT of mixing. The blender shaft can also be interchanged with a 10” Stainless Steel Whisk Attachment. Suddenly, you are able to whip, cream and mash!! The bigger sticks have a bowl clamp option available to allow for hands-free operation.
These sticks will radically change the way you prep.
Immersion blenders revolutionized food prep in commercial kitchens. Along the way, they have helped many restaurants improve food quality, food presentation, food safety, and PAYROLL and LABOR expenses. These sticks can replace the chopping and mixing of numerous employees and get the job done quickly, efficiently, and uniformly. There are many brands and sizes of immersion blenders available at Dine Company.
The ease of prepping food is what these pieces of equipment offer. And…. priceless peace of mind. Affordable, durable and user-friendly! WIN-WIN.
